vcczar Posted Sunday at 08:45 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:45 PM William O. Bradley of KY might be the most influential GOP politician from that state during his time. It tended to be Democrat. He's also unusual in being a generally pro-black Southerner. Stalwarts tended to be more pro-black than other factions of the Gilded Age GOP. However, not captured below, is that Bradley supported Taft's decision to not appoint blacks to patronage positions in their homestates. The idea was to diffuse Southern opposition to the GOP, but it was also discriminatory and weakened the little political influence of blacks. His actions: Bradley, William O 1878 Declined party nom for US Sen for KY Bradley, William O 1880 Stalwart seconding Grant's nomination for 3rd term Bradley, William O 1882 Declined party nom for US Sen for KY again Bradley, William O 1884 Defeats motion at GOP Conv to curtail Southern representation Bradley, William O 1888 Strong VP cand and Pres Cand for Pres at GOP conv Bradley, William O 1895 1st GOP Gov of KY Bradley, William O 1896 Pres cand at GOP conv Bradley, William O 1897 Uses influence to help pass anti-lynching laws in KY Bradley, William O 1908 Supports Fairbanks over Taft for GOP nom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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